Delhi HC backs L-G but asks him to consider proposals sent by Delhi govt.Delhi High Court today backed L-G Najeeb Jung in his tussle with Kejriwal government.The High Court turned down the plea challenging the

The then coal secretary, H.C. Gupta, concealed material facts related to allocation of a coal block in Jharkhand's Rajhara town from the then prime minister Manmohan Singh, who also held the coal portfolio, the CBI told a court here on Friday.

The death toll in the sweltering heat sweeping many parts of the country climbed to 1826 on Thursday, with 414 lives being claimed by the scorching sun in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana since Wednesday.

In Andhra Pradesh, the toll rose to 1334 on Thursday, 314 more than Wednesday. The death figure in Telangana on Thursday stood at 440 against 340 on Wednesday. So far, 43 deaths have been reported from Odisha, 7 seven from Gujarat and two from Delhi.